PREP PHYSICALS

? Bronson Battle Creek is offering pre-participation sports physicals to local junior and high school athletes at its annual sports physical event on Saturday, May 19 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the rehabilitation services department at the hospital. Appointments are necessary and can be made at your high school athletic office. Cost is $15, payable on the day of the exam. Medical history and parental consent portion must be completed prior to the exam. Area physicians, nurses and BBC rehab services staff provide the physicals. Again this year the hospital is providing a free screening for a knee injury prevention program.

B.C. PARKS & REC

? NOTE: To sign up or for more information for any of the following programs or opportunities, call Parks and Rec at 966-3431; stop by the department's office inside Full Blast; or go to www.bcparks.org.

? YOUTH AABC BASEBALL: Packets are available for the 2012 season. Please pick one up in the office or download it at leaguelineup.com/aabc. League play begins the week of May 7.

? AABC STAN MUSIAL BASEBALL: Stan Musial adult baseball team registration packets are available for pick-up in the parks and rec office and online at leaguelineup.com/aabc. Season begins May 30.

? BASEBALL UMPIRING: Beginning the hiring process for umpires for the 2012 season. Umpire registration packets are available in the parks and rec office or online at leaguelineup.com/aabc.

? ADULT SLOWPITCH SOFTBALL: Registration packets for 2012 season are available at Full Blast and online at leaguelineup.com/adult-slowpitch.

? LITTLE TYKE T-BALL: Will run again in summer 2012. The age groups have been expanded; we will now offer a 3-4 year old league and a 5-6 year old league. More details to follow.

WATTLES PARK MEN'S CLUB

? NOTE: Signup forms and more info about all of the following programs can be obtained by calling Gary Lincoln at 979-4336 or emailing him at wpmc49@aol.com, or by visiting www.wpmc.net.

? SPRING SOCCER: For boys and girls in pre-K (eligible for K in Sept. 2012) through 9th grade. Games on Saturdays from May 5 to June 9. Cost is $30. Games are played at the WPMC athletic complex (11 soccer fields) located off East Michigan and behind the Wattles Park Elementary.

? 3-YEAR-OLD SPRING SOCCER: Under the direction of Albion College graduate Kodie Kiessling, the WPMC will start "Shooting Stars,'' a learning program for 3-year-olds. Boys and girls must be born between the dates of Dec. 2, 2007 and Dec. 1, 2008 (eligible for K in Sept. 2013. The season will be on Saturdays from May 12 to June 16. Cost is $25. Each "Shooting Star'' will receive a t-shirt as well as a "mini bottle of water'' after each session.

? BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, T-BALL: For boys and girls in pre-K (eligible for K in Sept. 2012) through 8th grade. Games from May 14 to July 14. Cost is $40 per player. Games are played at the 12 diamonds at the WPMC complex located off East Michigan and behind the Wattles Park Elementary.

? DETROIT TIGERS GAME/BUS TRIP: There is currently talk about a possible night game in August against Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees. More information to come.

LAKEVIEW YOUTH ASSOCIATION

? NOTE: For the following baseball opportunities, contact coach Barrett with baseball questions at 269-274-8042, and Mrs. Renee Underwood with registration questions at 269-274-6718.

? BASEBALL INFORMATION: Lakeview Youth Association (LYA) has chartered for its 5th consecutive year with Little League International, the largest and most well-known sanctioning body in the world. Little League promotes character development in a safe, competitive baseball environment. Participating players receive clinic instruction, participate in evaluations, are drafted onto even teams, participate in two practices a week until Opening Day, then practice one time per week while playing a 14- to 16-game season (weather dependent). Players also participate in two tournaments and are eligible for the Little League All-Stars and an opportunity to play at the state, regional and World Series levels that are featured on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. All equipment, uniforms, indoor and outdoor facilities and officials included in cost.

LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SERVICES

? NOTE: For more information or to sign up for any of the following programs or offerings, call Debbie Newman in the Lakeview Community Services office at 269-565-2415. Information can also be found at the District website at lakeviewspartans.org.

? YOUTH GOLF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAMP: Open to all area boys and girls in grades 5-9. The camp will be held Sundays, May 6-20 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Minges Creek Golf Course (May 20 will be held at Cedar Farms Golf Club). Register and pay by the Tuesday, May 1 deadline and the cost is $25. A $10 late registration fee will be added after the May 1 deadline. Price includes a Spartan camp t-shirt and insurance.

? YOUTH WRESTLING CAMP: Open to any area boys in grades K-12 (based on grade they will be entering next fall) and will be held Monday through Thursday, June 11-14, in the Lakeview High wrestling room. Grades 7-12 will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m., and grades K-6 will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Register and pay by the Monday, June 4 deadline and the cost is $30. A $10 late registration fee will be added after the June 4 deadline. Price includes a Spartan camp t-shirt and insurance.

? 55TH YOUTH GIRLS' BASKETBALL CAMP: For girls in grades 3-12 (based on grade they will be entering next fall). Camps are open to any area girls and will run for two weeks, June 11 through June 22. Camp times, locations and costs vary depending on the grade level, but will be held between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., at either Lakeview High or Lakeview Middle School. Register before the Monday, June 4 deadline and costs will range from $59 to $71 depending on the age group. There will be a $10 late registration fee added after the June 4 deadline.

? YOUTH TENNIS CAMPS: Open to all area boys and girls in grades 3-12 (based on grade they will be entering next fall). Session One is Monday through Friday, June 11-29. Session Two is Monday through Friday, July 9-27. Both camps will be held at the Lakeview High tennis courts. Camp times and costs vary depending on the grade level and session, but will be held between 9 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Register and pay by the Monday, June 4 deadline for Session 1 and the Monday, June 25 deadline for Session 2, and the costs will range from $61 to $100 depending on the age group. A $10 late registration fee will be added after the registration deadlines. A discount is given for those registering for both camps. A Spartan Camp t-shirt and insurance is included in the price.

? YOUTH GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL CAMP: For girls in grades 4-12 (based on grade they will be entering next fall). Grades 4-8 will run Monday through Thursday, June 11-14. Grades 7-8 will be from 1 to 3 p.m. and grades 4-6 will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Grades 9-12 will run Monday through Thursday, June 25-28 from 8 a.m. to noon. Register and pay before Monday, June 4 deadline and the cost for 4-8 grades is $58 and the cost for 9-12 grades is $75. There will be a $10 late registration fee after the June 4 deadline. Prices include a Spartan camp t-shirt and insurance. All camps will be held at Lakeview High.

? YOUTH SOCCER SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAMP: Open to all area boys and girls ages 4-14. The camp will be Monday through Thursday, June 18-21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lakeview High soccer field. Register and pay by the Monday, June 11 deadline and the cost is $40. A $10 late registration fee will be added after the June 11 deadline. Price includes a Spartan camp t-shirt and insurance.

? YOUTH BOYS' BASKETBALL CAMP: For boys in grades 3-12 (based on grade they will be entering next fall). Camps are open to any area boys and will run for two weeks, June 18 through June 29. Camp times, locations and costs vary depending on the grade level, but will be held between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Lakeview High. Register before the Monday, June 11 deadline and costs will range from $59 to $71 depending on the age group. There will be a $10 late registration fee added after the June 11 deadline.

? YOUTH GIRLS' SOFTBALL CAMP: Open to all area girls in grades 3-12 (based on grade they will be entering in the fall). The camp will run Monday through Friday, July 9-13, at the Lakeview High softball diamond. Times vary depending on the age group. Register and pay by the Monday, June 25 deadline and the costs range from $53 to $60 depending on the age group. A $10 late registration fee will be added after the June 25 deadline. Prices include a Spartan camp t-shirt and insurance.

? YOUTH FOOTBALL SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAMP: Open to all area boys in grades 7-12 (based on grade they will be entering in the fall) and will be held Monday through Friday, July 16-20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lakeview High. Register and pay by the Wednesday, July 11 deadline and the cost is $40. A $10 late registration fee will be added after the July 11 deadline. Price includes a Spartan camp t-shirt and insurance. Non-Lakeview students must bring their own helmets. Lakeview students will be issued their team helmet for fall.

BASKETBALL

? Session Two of the Kellogg Community College Basketball Camp (skills and fundamentals/teaching) will take place Saturdays May 12, 19, 26 and June 2 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. each date in the KCC Gymnasium (Miller Building). The camp is for boys and girls in grades 2-8. There is a one-time fee of $25, and registration will take place Saturday, May 12 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the gym. For more information or to sign up, contact Melvin McKnight at 269-274-8640 or McKnightM@Kellogg.edu.

? North American Youth Sports will hold a spring youth basketball at Coldwater High, May 18-20. The tourney will feature 10 different brackets: 5-6 grade boys, 5-6 grade girls, 7th grade boys, 7th grade girls, 8th grade boys, 8th grade girls, 9-10 grade boys, 9-10 grade girls, 11-12 grade boys, 11-12 grade girls. All grades based on the grade in which a student is currently enrolled. Entry fee is $100 per team and guarantees each team a minimum of two games. There will be awards presented in each bracket. Entry deadline is April 27. For more info or for an entry form, call the toll-free NAYS spring tournament hotline at 1-866-352-5915, tourney director Brian Stevens at 517-227-1836 or see www.northamericanyouthsports.org.

TENNIS

? A new program this season for youths ages 5-10 via a partnership between the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Section and the Greater Battle Creek Tennis Association is called Battle Creek Youth Team Tennis and will take place Wednesdays June 20 through Aug. 1 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeview High tennis courts (no play on Wednesday, July 4/in case of rain, play moves indoors to Minges Creek Athletic Club). Volunteers and volunteer coaches are also needed, and volunteer coaches will receive USTA training and certification. Cost to participate in the program is $60 per student and includes a team uniform, foam ball, age-appropriate tennis racquet, a one-year USTA Junior Membership, a subscription to either Bounce or SMASH magazine, and an Ace's Kids Club Package that includes a cooler bag, water bottle, sunglasses, activity book, birthday card and other fun tennis items. For more information, call Ryan Tomlinson, director of tennis at Minges Creek, at 979-1111 or email him at tomlinsonr@gmail.com.

GOLF

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS

? NOTE: Most leagues have openings for teams and individuals. Call the contact person listed in each league organizational meeting to inquire about possible openings.

? At Maple Hills Golf Club in Augusta, the Senior Men's league for players 50-over starts 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1; and the Ladies League that follows the Senior Men's league begins on Tuesday, May 1 at 9 a.m. For more information, call Tim VandenBerg at Maple Hills at 731-4430.

? APRIL 30: For the Monday Morning Senior league at Cedar Creek Golf Club, 8 a.m. at Cedar Creek. League starts play 8 a.m. May 7.

LEAGUE GOLFERS NEEDED

? Springbrook Golf Course has openings in the following leagues: Monday Scramble, Wednesday Morning Senior, Wednesday Women's, Thursday Night, Friday Morning Junior (starts June 15). Call Gary Koenes, PGA Professional and President of the Michigan PGA, at Springbrook at 441-7529 to sign up or for more information.

ROLLER DERBY

? The Cereal City Zombie Kittens team is looking for girls ages 8-17 who are interested in a junior roller derby league. For more info, email czombiekittens@gmail.com or call 419-5722. The also have a Facebook page.

SOCCER

? The BC Fire Soccer Club is seeking volunteer coaches for two boys' teams this spring. The Fire is also seeking players in the U12 girls' age group, and in the high school boys' age group for the spring season. If interested or for more info, contact Nancy at eckz4@aol.com.

FOOTBALL

? The Battle Creek Blaze minor league football team is preparing for its fifth season of playing adult, full-contact, outdoor football during the summer months while raising funds for local families dealing with cancer. All community-minded young men over 18 years of age interested in playing for the Blaze in 2012 are eligible to play. Former Battle Creek Central/University of Iowa star running back Robbie Crockett will also be back on the team this coming season. For more info, see the Blaze web site at battlecreekblaze.org.

RUGBY

? The Battle Creek Mercenaries High School Rugby Club is accepting players. No previous rugby experience necessary. Club is open to all area high school boys. Players must be enrolled full-time in high school program leading to graduation. Goal of the Mercenaries is to introduce rugby to high school-aged players, and promote the sport in an environment that encourages sportsmanship and learning. All participants will have opportunities to play in games. Mercenaries play in the Western Division of the Michigan Youth Rugby Association. Games played against teams primarily in the Grand Rapids and Holland areas; most games played on Wednesday nights. For more info, contact coaches Scott Albers at 979-1658 or bchsrugby@aol.com, or Al Houser at 932-0203 or scrumcraziest@aol.com.

OUTDOORS

? Former Battle Creek Public Schools teacher and coach Tim May is the program coordinator for a new class being offered at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center for injured veterans. Project Healing Waters is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to assist in the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active-duty military personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings. The new class will meet the last Thursday of each month (started Jan. 26) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Medical Center, and new and returning members of the program are invited back each week. PHWFF is dependent on tax-deductible donations and numerous volunteers to meet the educational, transportation and related needs of the participants. If you are a veteran interested in taking the ongoing monthly class, please call Sharalyn Davis at the VAMC at 966-5600 ext. 33921. If you wish to donate equipment or tying materials, please call Tim May at 209-9360 or evenings at 964-9611. This program is endorsed by the Kalamazoo Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited.

RUNNING/ROAD RACING

? The second annual Miles for Missions fundraiser, sponsored by the Jackson Free Methodist Church, is 9 a.m. Saturday, May 26, and starts at the Jackson Free Methodist Church located at 2829 Park Dr., Jackson. Runners and walkers of all ages welcome to participate. Event consists of 4-mile run, 2-mile run and 2-mile walk. Registration now open at a cost of $20 per person, and first 200 participants will receive a free t-shirt. For more information or to register, see miles-for-missions.org, call Dave Parham at 517-914-3138 or email david.g.parnham@gmail.com

? The fourth annual Falling Waters Trail Wild Life Marathon is open to the public and will take place Sunday, Oct. 14 on the Village streets of Concord. All running routes are certified by the USATF, so finishing times can be used to qualify for the Boston Marathon. In addition to the marathon, the event includes a half-marathon run/walk, a 5K run/walk and a non-competitive Kids' Wild Dash. Shirts guaranteed for those who pre-register by Sept. 15. For more information or to register, see wildlifemarathon.corg, call Tim Payne at 517-917-0670 or email director@wildlifemarathon.org.

? There is a continuing effort to raise funds for the Girls on the Run in Calhoun County program. The program is for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls, getting them involved in local road racing events in an effort to promote self esteem and a healthy lifestyle. Funds raised for the non-profit organization will go toward scholarships for program participants. If interested in donating, see active.com or gotrofcalhoun.org and go to the "sole mates'' tab for more information.